Paramore Was, Is, and Always Will Be a Band

Ever since the departure of brothers, Josh (guitarist) and Zac (drummer) Farro, Paramore fans' hearts ache.

"How could they leave?!"

"What will happen now?!"

"Will Paramore continue being a band?"

But ladies and gents, you can all take a great and deep sigh of relief. Because Paramore has released their new single, a single that they made post-Farro brothers departure, so they, Paramore that is, are not going anywhere. Yayyy!

Honestly, I really don't know everything about the whole Farros/Williams conflict but I do know that the Farros had accused the band of being a "manufactured product of a record label" and accused Hayley Williams, herself, of being manipulated by her management, treating the rest of the group as her solo project, and claimed she was the only member of the band who was signed to Atlantic Records, while her band mates were simply "riding on the coattails of her dream".

On the other hand, the trio along with MTV released online Paramore: The Last Word, where they agreed to some of the accusations but not to the ones that consisted of them being a manufactured product. They also confirmed the statement that yes, Hayley was signed to Atlantic Records but so what? The band thought that it was irrelevant.

The band also said: "None of us were really shocked [about their departure]. For the last year it hasn't seemed as if they wanted to be around anymore. We want Josh and Zac to do something that makes them happy and if that isn't here with us, then we support them finding happiness elsewhere."

Well said, guys. As for the Farro brothers, Josh had made a new band called Novel American and Zac made a new band called Half Noise (even though he is also in Novel American. I don't really know how he plans on juggling two bands but whatever).

Point is, if Zac and Josh wanted to leave, so be it. It looks like the trio is completely a-okay with that and they want the Farro bros to be happy. If Novel American and Half Noise makes them happy, hallelujah. They're all happy so I think fans should stop slumping around in their computer chairs and be happy for them as well.

But okay, even though everyone is happy, you would think that Paramore would be heavily affected, musically, by going of Josh and Zac but Monster, the new single, completely proved otherwise.

It's a great song, really truly amazing. And it was only released yesterday, already becoming number 8 on the iTunes top 100. Most of the reviews are 5 star, because in all honesty, the song is five star. The sound sounds like their own but it is really missing Zac and Josh's unique feel to it. And in certain parts it sounds like their song, Brick By Boring Brick, from their third album, Brand New Eyes.

But nevertheless, it's an awesome song! I've been listening to it on replay for the past two hours. The lyrics sound very vengeful and harsh, as if she's trying to yell at this person who has left her life. But still, she sounds like she's trying at the same time to start anew.

I'll stop the whole world
I'll stop the whole world
From turning into a monster
Eating us alive
Don't you ever wonder how we survive?
But now that you're gone, the whole world is ours.


Are they talking about the Farro brothers?

Paramore without Farros

Check out their new single, Monster, below!